March 17, 2009

The Fake Popeye

Beware The Fake Popeye. For he will rot your brain as he bores you with his fake theme song. This kiddie record is credited to the Peter Pan Orchestra and Chorus but it sounds more like the Peter Pan Bus Line. The label features a creepy old whistling guy in a nightcap while the flip boasts a be-smocked youth cobbling boots. No one claims writing credit and if the label didn't say "NON-BREAKABLE" I would've smashed this clunker years ago.

After writing the above piece I realized that the 365 Days Project already weighed in on this dumb record!

Ha! I sympathize with the 'overlap' with the 365 days---as a fellow writer here on the blog- I have to keep on my toes to stay ahead of the very thorough DJs around here! A lot of us love those 'rip-off' kid's things, they're often better done than the 'official' records, so one has to give 'em a shot.